Mid and East Antrim

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Region: Northern Ireland
Country: Northern Ireland

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Mid and East Antrim includes coastal towns like Carrickfergus, Larne, and Ballymena, with a heritage rooted in industry, agriculture, and seafaring. Carrickfergus Castle is a major landmark, and Larne is a key ferry port to Scotland. The area has a mix of urban and rural communities.

The local government for this district is: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (local government district).

Northern Ireland's local government is structured around 11 local government districts (LGDs). These districts, also known as councils, are the primary units for local administration and service delivery. They were formed through the merger of the previous 26 district councils in 2015.

This district page, Mid and East Antrim, is a sub-page of this region page: Northern Ireland. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Mid and East Antrim

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 18 of them are in Northern Ireland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Mid and East Antrim

Mid and East Antrim is divided into 40 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Academy
  • Ahoghill
  • Ardeevin
  • Ballee and Harryville
  • Ballycarry and Glynn
  • Ballykeel
  • Boneybefore
  • Braidwater
  • Broughshane
  • Burleigh Hill
  • Cairncastle
  • Carnlough and Glenarm
  • Castle
  • Castle Demesne
  • Craigyhill
  • Cullybackey
  • Curran and Inver
  • Fair Green
  • Galgorm
  • Gardenmore
  • Glenravel
  • Glenwhirry
  • Gortalee
  • Grange
  • Greenisland
  • Islandmagee
  • Kells
  • Kilroot
  • Kilwaughter
  • Kirkinriola
  • Love Lane
  • Maine
  • Park
  • Portglenone
  • Slemish
  • Sunnylands
  • The Maidens
  • Victoria
  • Whitehead South
  • Woodburn

Mid and East Antrim in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Mid and East Antrim is an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) Northern Ireland
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Northern Ireland
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Mid and East Antrim

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Northern Ireland